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Windows XP Dies Final Death As Embedded POSReady 2009 Reaches End of Life (techrepublic.com)
New submitter intensivevocoder shares a report from TechRepublic: Extended support for Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 -- the last supported version of Windows based on Windows XP -- ended on April 9, 2019, marking the final end of the Windows NT 5.1 product line after 17 years, 7 months, and 16 days. Counting this edition, Windows XP is the longest-lived version of Windows ever -- a record which is unlikely to be beaten.
Despite the nominal end of support for Windows XP five years ago, the existence of POSReady 2009 allowed users to receive security updates on Windows XP Home and Professional SP3 through the use of a registry hack. Microsoft dissuaded users from doing this, stating that they "do not fully protect Windows XP customers," though no attempt was apparently made to prevent users from using this hack. With POSReady reaching the end of support, the flow of these security updates will likewise come to an end.
Despite the nominal end of support for Windows XP five years ago, the existence of POSReady 2009 allowed users to receive security updates on Windows XP Home and Professional SP3 through the use of a registry hack. Microsoft dissuaded users from doing this, stating that they "do not fully protect Windows XP customers," though no attempt was apparently made to prevent users from using this hack. With POSReady reaching the end of support, the flow of these security updates will likewise come to an end.
Meanwhile, the oldest Linux kernel still supported is 3.16, first released in 2014. It won't even get to 6 years before being abandoned.
"the oldest Linux kernel still supported is 3.16, first released in 2014.
Come back when MS releases source code for the OS, so users can maintain it when they don't.
"National Security is the chief cause of national insecurity." - Celine's First Law
I thought Microsoft was just going to continue to enhance Windows 10 forever. That will certainly blow by the record set by XP.
So they're configured in a terrible state by default then. I've been using Linux since 1996. Your reply shows why Linux will never be a viable desktop OS.
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